Olivia Hughes - Killed by NFFA soldiers off-screen. Unnamed Victim of the Purge - Incinerated by a mercenary with a flamethrower, shown on monitor. She urges him not to go through with his plans, but Leo goes against her advice. Kirk - Shot to death by Trinidad "T.T." [34], In October 2018, James DeMonaco expressed interest to finish the Purge franchise.[35]. However Barnes and Roan succeeds in escaping but Barnes is shot on the shoulder. Nine Unnamed Apartment Residents - Shot to death by Smiley mercenaries off-screen, bodies seen. Director of photography: Jacques Jouffret He then proceeds to kill the rest of Charlie's family and leaves her as the only survivor of her family. The New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) and their candidate, Minister Edwidge Owens, view Roan as a threat and decide to revoke immunity on government officials during the Purge. In Washington, Senator Charlie Roan is disputing the Presidential election running against the New Founding Fathers' candidate Minister Edwidge Owens (Kyle Secor). The Purge: Election Year As this happens, married couple Shane and Liz, who are being pursued by a masked gang of bikers, stow away in the back of his car. The Stranger: [Roan remember how her family died during the Purge] We played a lot of purge games this evening, we have just one more. After saving future President Charlie Roan from NFFA loyalist Harmon James, Joe is mortally wounded, dying after asking Marco and his surrogate daughter Laney Rucker to take care of his store. Mr. Kelly - Shot to death by Dwayne "Dante" Bishop. Barnes escorts the Senator to safety, but is wounded in the process. Unnamed Woman - Shot to death by the Hearst family off-screen, body seen. Grillo brings a reassuring gravitas to the role of Barnes that was too often missing in Anarchy, as he focuses his visceral reactions on his mission to protect the senator at any cost. They are captured by a group of Russian tourists and rescued by two locals that are protecting a store. As Liz mourns his death, the Anti-Purge group, led by Carmelo and Dante, storm the arena and kills more of the purging team. She claims that the NFFA uses The Purge with economical purpose to get rid of poor and sick people and is the favorite to win. At this point in the Purge franchise's run, DeMonaco knows exactly what it is and doubles down on all the familiar elements to craft a thriller that does have some tense moments, but is still arguably the most ridiculous and over-the-top . After learning that he was the Eat the Rich Killer, had secretly kidnapped Marienne, and believing that she was another one of his love interests to die, Joe begins to consider making changes seriously. The Purge target the poor and the innocent, it . He was responsible for the NFFA church's burning down. That question was also at the center of the third movie in the franchise, "The Purge: Election Year." It's been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. [5], In 2017, the film's tagline 'Keep America Great', received attention from the internet and media when it was the same slogan used by Donald Trump for his 2020 re-election campaign.[6][7][8]. Several months before events of Anarchy, Warren Grass, while drunk driving, kills Nicholas (whose name is mentioned in the film), the son of Leo Barnes, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant. Her chief of security Leo Barnes uses his agents and snipers to protect Roan, but there is a breach in the security system created by two agents that betray Barnes and a paramilitary group breaks in the house killing the loyal agents and snipers. [23], On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 161 reviews, with an average rating of 5.50/10. After Leo tells the story of his son's death, he ventures to the Grass household despite Cali's pleas not to give in to revenge. 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He goes out to the streets armed with one rifle and a few handguns in his modified muscle car. The host purger calls for backup wherein security forces swarm the chamber and kill Shane. Two Unnamed People - Killed by Purgers off-screen, bodies seen. With heavy political themes and events that have vaguely mirrored real life at times, the film focused on presidential candidate Charlene "Charlie" Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell)'s fight to stay alive. Andy Tran - Stabbed to death by Ben Gardner. Joe later discovers that his insurance premiums for Purge coverage have been raised beyond his affordability. Joe is free to kill now that he has even more resources at his disposal to cover his tracks. Three Unnamed Bodyguards - Killed by Neo-Nazis off-screen, bodies seen on security cameras. Jacob - Shot in the chest by Ben Gardner with crossbow. Family [31], On February 17, 2017, DeMonaco announced that a fourth installment is in development at Universal Studios. This took a toll on Joe as he contemplated killing himself, and the truth about if Joe died in You season 4 is a bit more complicated than expected. Five Unnamed Apartment Building Residents - Shot by Big Daddy's men off-screen, bodies seen. Trinidad "T.T." The film starts on Purge Night. One of the men says they are going to play "Mommy's Choice" to see which one of them will live through the night. Former police sergeant Leo Barnes is now head of security for Roan. One of the men says they are going to play "Mommy's Choice" to see which one of them will live through the night. Former police sergeant Leo Barnes is now head of security for Roan. Two Unnamed Victims of the Purge - Shot by Purgers, shown on news report. Though the last film of "The Purge" franchise (set to release on July 9, 2021) is reportedly ending on a positive note, we don't have the highest of hopes since the third installation took such a sharp turn. He later appears to be running the sanctuary for injured poor people. One of the men says they are going to play "Mommy's Choice" to see which one of them will live through the night. Owens is an insane, zealous, and bloodthirsty man who regards the Purge as holy sacrament by sacrificing people during this dangerous and contradictory American "tradition . Senator Charlie Roan: [15 years later, Roan is giving a speech for her presidential run] The soul of our country is at stake. Although the minimal dimensionality of the competing motivations on display doesnt contribute much to complex character development, at least the rivalries are assertively expressed. The Purge: Election Year [a] is a 2016 American dystopian political action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mykelti Williamson. The group are then ambushed by Danzinger in a helicopter, and seek refuge in an overpass where Barnes realizes they were tracked by the bullet lodged inside him, and manages to extract it as they are met by the Crips. Masked Purger (God) - Stabbed to death by Ben Gardner. 26 Unnamed Victims of the Purge - Shot to death, stabbed to death, and killed by Purgers off-screen, shown on Purge Feed. Eighteen years later, Roan is a U.S. Eighteen years later, Roan is a U.S. He detonates a bomb in the house, killing Eric and Chief Couper. While fleeing the city, the ambulance is hit by Danzinger's team and Roan is pulled out before Barnes can assist. Charlie Roan was the only one who survived a horrific purge game that killed her family and vowed to one day eliminate the night for good. On the night of the Purge, Joe guards his store and is joined by Marcos, and together they manage to repel an attack by the teenage girls. 3 Signature Oner, the MCUs First F-bomb and Star-Lords Most Emotional Scene, Amazon Studios Nabs J.J. 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The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 American dystopian political action horror film written and directed by James DeMonaco and starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Mykelti Williamson. Deputy Wolfe - Blown up inside a police van by a Purger with an RPG. History Upon the Purge's commencement, he continues to drive along Los Angeles. Unnamed Man - Impaled through the skull by a Purger with an arrow. Former Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. While at first, it seemed that Roan was going to successfully end the tradition, it looks like the Purge supporters aren't going down without a fight and that will undoubtedly lead to more violence. Later, after Tanya's sister Lorraine murders her for the former's affair with the latter's husband, Leo and his group are captured by the masked biker gang, who take them to a theater where upper-class Purgers bid them for human hunting. The potential success of this third iteration may not rely so much on the thriller franchises brand identity as it does on the relatability of the premise, which posits that a presidential contest will determine the ongoing viability of the Purge. While You season 4 part 1 made it appear as though Rhys Montrose was the Eat the Rich Killer and responsible for manipulating Joe, part 2 delivered major revelations on this front that made Joe Goldberg's fate unclear as the finale unfolded. Joe is found by local police officers who patrol the area for jumpers, and while he momentarily dies, he is revived. Three Unnamed People - Killed by Purgers off-screen, bodies seen. [25] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Unnamed Woman - Killed by Purgers off-screen, body seen getting eaten by a wolf. Frank Grillo returns as a hardened security expert protecting Elizabeth Mitchells presidential candidate in this third installment of the Universal franchise. It earned more than $118 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series before being passed by the fourth film/prequel, The First Purge, in July 2018. Three Unnamed People - Stabbed to death by the Hearst family off-screen, bodies seen. Leo compliments their aid and convinces Liz to join them but the latter chooses to join the Anti-Purge group to avenge Shane's death. His decision to kill Eddie and frame Nadia for the murder in the finale perfectly shows the newfound power he thinks he has. It is the sequel to 2014's The Purge: Anarchy and is the third installment in the Purge franchise. As an active critic of the Purge, Roan was a target of the New Founding Fathers of America, the political group in charge of the country that vehemently supported the Purge. Capital A - Shot in the head by Dmitri Cimber. However, Joe seeing Rhys' reflection in the window in You season 4's ending shows that the killer side of him has fully returned and the other part of himself died instead. Ten Unnamed People - Shot to death by mercenaries off-screen, bodies seen. Dawn is a personality-less butt-kicking heroineshe gets by with a glare and a gunbut Joe is hatefully stereotypical. He was portrayed by Christopher James Baker who also portrayed Malachi in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Creator in Keep Watching, and Brainwave in Stargirl. Earl Danzinger - Stabbed to death by Leo Barnes. The Purge: Election Year Lady Liberty is a minor character of the movie The Purge: Election Year. On Election Day, Roan wins by a landslide, and Leo is made the new Director of the Secret Service. Three Unnamed Bodyguards - Shot in the head by Neo-Nazis. Unnamed Woman - Shot to death by Big Daddy with a machine gun. On one hand, the movie seems to have been shot with a beer-bottle filter, and the series' usual jiggly hand-held digital photography is used to cover instead of direct action scenes. The Purge is a series of horror/action movies directed by James DeMonaco in the first three films, Gerald McCurray in the fourth film, and Everardo Valerio Gout in the fifth film. [4] A direct sequel, The Forever Purge, was finally released in July 2021 due to delay from the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Unnamed People - Shot to death klansmen. [33], On July 20, 2017, it was announced that Gerard McMurray will be directing the fourth film titled, The First Purge. [36] The film would act as a direct sequel to Election Year. But any claims to effective satire go out the window when your villains are yelling about the American nature of violence, and the only response they get is a grisly death. Barnes is first seen during a presidential debate where Roan gains a standing ovation after rebutting her rival, NFFA candidate Minister Edwidge Owens, by stating how the Purge only serves to eliminate the poor and benefit the rich and powerful. The purge is a horrific night where all crime, even murder, is allowed so people can let the rage building up inside of them out and cleanse their souls on March 21-22. And while the film seemed to end on a positive note, it ultimately left us with plenty of new questions. Tom Hearst - Shot in the chest by Leo Barnes. Tanya takes the group indoors and offers them dinner and medicines. She claims that the NFFA uses The Purge with economical purpose to get rid of poor and sick people and is the favorite to win. Owens is caught by Bishop's group who still intends on killing him but Roan is able to persuade them not to. The New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA), a cartoonishly evil group of blue-blood politicians who oppress the poor, are still somehow in control, and still using Purge Night to line their own pockets. Dante Bishop is a major character of movies The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year. [3] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $44.8 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues. Andrea Ziv - Shot in the chest and head by Jackals. Lawrence - Stabbed to death by Harmon James. Six Unnamed Apartment Residents - Shot to death by Smiley mercenaries off-screen, bodies seen. Elizabeth Mitchell Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Co-Starring 2.3 Uncredited 3 Production 4 Gallery Plot Attempting to dodge random gangs of attackers as an expert kill team closely tracks them, Barnes and Roan take shelter in a convenience store far removed from the glamor of Capitol Hill, where African-American owner Joe Dixon (Mykelti Williamson) is attempting to protect his livelihood with the support of his loyal immigrant employee Marcos (Joseph Julian Soria). Joe Goldberg does not die in You season 4 in a physical sense. The character is portrayed by Frank Grillo in The Purge: Anarchy (2014) and in The Purge: Election Year (2016). Big Daddy - Shot through the back of the head by Warren Glass. Reply Marcel April 25, 2023 at 2:51 am Mr. Guerrero - Killed by Purgers off-screen. Leo converses with Bishop's new partner Angel, but Roan interrupts and spots photos of Owens at the team's command office.